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  1. Book search result icon The Paradox of Becoming Glossary
     … the Buddha, although occasionally it also denotes any of his arahant disciples. Uposatha: Observance day, coinciding with the full moon, new moon, and half moons. Lay Buddhists often observe the eight precepts on this day. Monks recite the Pāṭimokkha, the monastic code, on the full moon and new moon uposathas. Vinaya: The monastic discipline, whose rules and traditions comprise six volumes in printed text.
  2. Book search result icon The Paradox of Becoming Chapter 3: Three Levels
     … Thus it is that many evil, unskillful qualities/events—born of greed, caused by greed, originated through greed, conditioned by greed—come into play. [Similarly with aversion and delusion.] “And a person like this is called one who speaks at the wrong time, speaks what is unfactual, speaks what is irrelevant, speaks contrary to the Dhamma, speaks contrary to the Vinaya. Why…? Because of … 
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